Naked Party

09.25.13

Raw, Bare, Emotion

Music concentrating on Deep & Soulful House and Techno.

MKL Bio

Born in Belize and raised in New York City during the birth of hip hop, MKL has a wide spectrum of influence embedded in his art. As a DJ, his desire to blend genres and flex his appreciation for music is focused around community – the end goal is to bring people together. “It was the mixing aspect that really drew me in,” he says. “The ability to take people on a journey via projection of one’s own vibe was the art form I fell in love with.” After twenty years behind the decks and about ten as a producer, Michael K Lopez founded Lion1music, which serves as the ultimate outlet for his vision as an artist in the electronic music community.

MKL’s original material started with 3 Generations Walking, a production effort shared with Herman Pearl, a.k.a. Soy Sos. The pair’s debut, Skin, was released on Night Grooves, a label that has also put out records by Ron Trent, Kaskade, DJ Pierre and Osunlade. Skin was licensed to Buddah Bar 1 which sold over 250,000 cd's. At the same time, the duo began releasing remixes and MKL’s first contribution to Wave Music – the celebrated label founded by the legendary Francois K – was remixing Calm’s “People From The Earth & The Sun” with Soy Sos, which was released on a single alongside a remix from Dixon. Shortly after that, the 3 Generations team worked with Femi Kuti’s “What Tomorrow Will Bring” and put the remix out with Spiritual Life Music, a label that combined world music and soulful house. Their biggest hit was 3 Generations Walking’s “Slavery Days.” It features Chilean vocalist Claudia Acuna and has been re-released on Lion1music and licensed to at least ten compilations. In 2008, MKL remixed John Legend’s“Green Light,” giving it a dubstep makeover for the single’s Sony/BMG release.

Still putting out records on a frequent basis, Lion1music has released new material from Enzo Elia & Martin Patino, DJ Yellow, Adutnapper, Dean K, Tommy Bones & MKL in 2012. "The goal is to bring different musical communities together under one banner and, in the process, increase the global awareness of Lion1music,” explains MKL. “We're a progressive label for progressive music of all genres."

Kim Lightfoot Bio

Kim Lightfoot of 'Afterlife' Afterlife was hands down one of the best underground dance parties ever in NYC. "It featured some of New York’s finest DJ’s, including Nick Jones, Francois K, Kim Lightfoot, Naeem Johnson and a who’s who of the underground scene at the time…”